According to a statement issued by the ministry, the closure is meant to ensure the integrity of the polls.<\/p>\n
“The Ministry of the Interior has ordered the temporary closure of all land borders as part of measures to ensure the integrity of the Dec. 7 general elections,” said the statement.<\/p>\n
The statement said the temporary closure is effective immediately and will end at 6 p.m. local time on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The ministry urged all citizens and travelers to and from Ghana to cooperate with the security agencies in the course of enforcing the directive.<\/p>\n
Ghana shares borders with Togo in the east, Cote d’Ivoire in the west, and Burkina Faso in the north.<\/p>\n
Ghanaian voters will cast their ballots on Saturday to elect a new president and 276 parliamentarians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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